In the 17th week match of EuroLeague, Anadolu Efes hosted Dubai in Basketball Development.
The dark blue-whites took the field with Rodrigue Beaubois, Nick Weiler-Babb, Isaia Cordinier, Cole Swider and Vincent Poirier.
Poirier deflected the ball during the jump ball and Efes made the first attack, but no points were scored from this attack. The match started balancedly as Dubai could not capitalize on its first attack. After these moments when both sides were stuck in attack, Dubai’s dunk opened the curtain. With Poirier’s answer from under the basket, the score was 2-2 at the end of the first two minutes.
Poirier took off from a special set drawn for him and came up with a dunk that brought the crowd to their feet. With Beaubois’ contribution to the score, Efes took the lead 6-3. However, unexpected fouls from Poirier changed the balance; The French center picked up his second foul in the first four minutes and was replaced by Kai Jones. With Kai entering the game, Efes had a quick foul problem and Dubai came back with 2/2 from the line and remained in the game.
While Bertans was rising to the basket in the Dubai attack, a great block came from Isaia Cordinier! However, this defense did not result in any points for the Efes attack. Meanwhile, Weiler-Babb, who felt pain in his left wrist, came to the side, while Şehmus Hazer joined the game. With Hazer’s pass, Beaubois sent the first three-pointer from the corner and the score was 12-7.
After an offensive foul from Kai Jones during the screening, Dubai brought the score to 12-12 with a layup by Justin Anderson. Immediately afterwards, the guest team took the lead for a short time with a point they scored. In this episode, Poirier being on the sidelines due to fouls caused a pause in the Efes attack.
While Dubai was on the attack again, this time the stage belonged to Kai Jones. He made such a block that it made the stands stand up as if saying “this is my home”! There was great enthusiasm at Basketball Development.
As the last minute entered, Şehmus Hazer read the game perfectly, stole the ball and the score was equalized 16-16. Immediately afterwards, a steal came from Beaubois; Efes took advantage of this opportunity and made the score 18-16. In the last second of the quarter, Dubai went to the line and with a score of 20-17, Anadolu Efes managed to enter the second quarter ahead. Dubai has left behind its lowest-scoring first half this season.
Anadolu Efes started the second quarter with changes in the rotation.
While Beaubois came to the side, Jordon Loyd returned to the field. The first issue of the quarter came from Dubai. While Erkan Yılmaz joined the game in this section of Efes, there was a short-term pause in the attack when Şehmus Hazer was on the field. At these moments, Ercan Osmani and the coach turned into number 4 in the game. Efes committed the second team foul in the first three minutes, sending Dubai to the line early and the score turned 22-23 in our favor.
The more effective side in the game in this episode was Dubai. The guest team controlled the tempo and brought the score to 26-27.
Although Efes seemed to be a little disconnected from the game at these moments, it quickly regained its senses and Smits came onto the stage as the last three minutes entered. Smits’ aggressive penetration into the basket and a great layup put Efes ahead 30-27.
Entering the last part of the quarter, a foul from Ercan Osmani in the Dubai attack took the guest team to the line once again. Dubai hit one in two free throws and raised the score to 33-28. Efes calmed the game down in these moments. On offense, the ball was entrusted to Jordan Lloyd’s hands. Following Loyd’s pass, Isaia Cordinier found the basket from an extremely difficult angle and a critical basket was scored for Efes.
In this section, Dubai started to turn to panic shots in its offensive choices. A timely break from Anadolu Efes before the final attack gave the dark blue-whites control of the game again. Returning from the break with a set attack, Anadolu Efes left the ball in Nick Weiler-Babb’s hands this time. Babb dived hard into the basket and opened the gap with a stylish layup.
With this basket, Anadolu Efes finished the first half ahead 37-30. While Dubai closed a half with such a low score for the first time this season, Efes left its mark on the half with its defense and game discipline.
Efes started the third quarter with a technical foul on the opponent’s bench.
After the technical foul against the Dubai coach, Anadolu Efes increased its seven-point lead to eight with the point it scored from the free throw line and entered the second half by increasing its advantage. The dark blue-whites were on the field with the starting five they started the match with.
Anadolu Efes remained patient in attack in this section. Sharing the ball correctly, the dark blue-whites made the score 40-32 with Poirier’s magnificent dunk. However, Dubai continued to insist on offensive rebounds and Efes could not increase the difference to double digits. The name that broke this pause was Isaia Cordinier. The three-pointer from the French player brought the score to 45-38 with five minutes left.
Then Poirier found another layup under the basket and the score was 47-38. There was a brief pause in this position; While everyone thought the game was stopped, the Efes defense was caught off guard and conceded an easy point. Efes responded quickly to this mistake. With Cole Swider’s three-pointer, the score became 50-40 and the difference increased to double digits for the first time.
At these minutes, the tension of the match suddenly increased. In the position where Cordinier went to dunk, an extremely hard foul occurred; There was chaos as the French player fell to the ground very hard. When Cordinier reacted to Anderson for fear of risking injury, the referees made a long evaluation. As a result of the decision, Cordinier was awarded a technical foul and the hard tackle was deemed an unsportsmanlike foul. The referees frequently stopped the game in this part, disrupting the rhythm of the match.
Anadolu Efes was leading 52-43 in the last three minutes. However, fouls caused a headache again. Smits’ third foul took Dubai to the line and the visitors made no mistake, reducing the gap to seven. While the rebounding problems continued, the fourth team foul during the shooting sent Dubai back to the line. Meanwhile, Poirier’s technical foul for objecting to the referee caused him to come to the sideline again with his fourth foul, and the difference suddenly decreased to four.
This time, the block from Kai Jones did not work in the Dubai attack, we both gave the point and got the foul. As the last minute entered, Nick Weiler-Babb took the stage. Babb relieved Efes again with a critical three-pointer from far away. When Dubai could not benefit from the last attack, Anadolu Efes entered the final period ahead by five points with a score of 57-52.
Anadolu Efes Trying to Rise from the Ashes
Anadolu Efes entered the final period with a great advantage, but the quarter started with a turnover.
Dubai reduced the gap to a single point with a basket from a fast break. At this critical moment for Efes, Nick Weiler-Babb appeared on the stage again; He sent a very critical three-pointer and the score became 60-54. However, after this basket, fouls continued to plague Efes. Bertans’ three-pointer made the score 60-59. The ball loss from Cordinier immediately afterwards increased the pressure even more.
While Efes was trying to stay afloat almost exclusively with Babb in attack, Bertans sent another three-pointer and Anadolu Efes fell behind for the first time in the last quarter: 60-62. The only positive side of the quarter was that Dubai took the right to foul in the first three minutes. Efes was on the field with two long players and three short players in this section, but when this order did not work in defense, a basket-foul occurred and the score was moved to 62-65.
Smits’ breathtaking three-pointer gave life to Efes, which was blocked in attack and stretched in defence: 65-67. Then Jordan Loyd went to the line and brought the score to 67-67. But Bertans was relentless; He sent another three-pointer and Dubai was ahead in the last four minutes. While Poirier was in the game, Bertans found the basket once again, 69-72.
Ephesus did not give up. With Jordan Loyd’s point, the score became 71-72 and the match started to be chased step by step. Entering the last minute, Wright scored another point, reaching a double-double with 15 points and 11 assists, and Efes went to a break. The foul on Poirier after returning from the timeout took Efes to the line: 72-74.
However, with 40 seconds left, the critical basket from Wright made the score 72-76. Just when hopes were about to run out, Efes took a breather with Ercan Osmani’s three-pointer: 75-76. A foul was committed in the last 16 seconds, Dubai made no mistake at the line and the score was 75-78.
Efes was on the field with all its shooters. A foul was taken during the attack and Babb hit 2/1 from the line. The difference fell to two points. Dubai made an incredible turnover while putting the ball into play after the break. Everyone in the hall stood up; The match ball was officially in the hands of Anadolu Efes.
Efes returned to five short games. The ball left Jordan Loyd’s hand… and that shot went through the basket. The worst possible scenario has happened. A foul was necessarily committed. Dubai did not cross the line empty-handed in the final seconds. losing the match Anadolu Efessuffered its 11th defeat.
Anadolu Efes missed a match it could have won.
Final score: 76-80.
This match was recorded as a “missed match” that will be remembered for a long time.
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